Our Unique Approach

Robotic surgery is similar to laparoscopic surgery. It is performed through smaller cuts than open surgery. The small, precise movements that are possible with this type of surgery give it some advantages over standard and laparoscopic techniques. The surgeon can make small, precise movements using the robot. This allows the surgeon to do the procedure through a very small cut that at one time could only be done with open surgery. The Minimally Invasive Center of Hudson Valley Surgical Group provides state-of-the-art da Vinci robotic surgery for many of their procedures.

da Vinci Robot Surgical System Advantages

The Minimally Invasive Center of Hudson Valley Surgical Group in Westchester, NY specializes in the da Vinci Robot as part of their laparoscopic toolkit kit. The da Vinci Surgical System enables surgeons to perform operations through a few small incisions. The tiny instruments can bend and rotate far greater than the human hand and features several key features, including:

Robotic technology allows the surgeon’s hand movements to be translated into precise movements of tiny instruments inside the patient’s body

Hudson Valley Surgical Group provides the latest in Minimally Invasive Surgery utilizing the most advanced laparoscopic technology available. Hudson Valley Surgical Group is the leader in patient-centered, Minimally Invasive Surgery techniques. Built on the combined strengths of three prominent board-certified surgeons: Robert Raniolo, MD, FACS and Har Chi Lau, MD, FACS -- who both have the distinction of being selected as two of Castle Connolly's Top Doctor in America; and Michael Weitzen, DO, ABOS, Hudson Valley Surgical Group specializes in their distinctive quality-of-life surgical approach that shortens recovery times and has less pain for patients.